Human monocytes are classified as classical, intermediate and non-classical according to their surface expression of CD14 and CD16. They also represent precursors to atherogenic foam cells and macrophages in metabolically ...

Introduction: The Sodium Iodide Symporter (NIS) facilitates iodide accumulation in the thyroid and radioiodide imaging and treatment of thyroid disease. Studies have suggested that elevated levels of NIS expression in ...

The provision of high quality, potable water in a sustainable and effective manner is a key challenge for water engineers, scientists, and policy makers. Urbanisation and industrial development, along with population ...

In addition to the traditional drivers of cost and timely delivery, embodied energy (EE) and embodied carbon (EC) have emerged as major considerations in all aspects of large construction projects. This is due to stricter ...

Mechanical stimulation in terms of fluid flow and mechanical strain can enhance the osteogenesis. Biomaterial scaffolds used in bone tissue engineering experiments have extremely complex geometry, which will result in the ...

In this thesis, studies of the kinematic properties for a sample of Galactic bipolar planetary nebulae, based on optical and infrared observations, were performed us- ing a morpho–kinematic code, optical and NIR diagnostic ...

Nucleolar Organiser Regions (NORs) are comprised of ribosomal gene (rDNA) arrays and adjacent sequences. Nucleoli, the sites of ribosome biogenesis and key regulators of cellular growth and proliferation, form around NORs. ...

The DNA damage response (DDR) is a signal transduction cascade, which regulates cell cycle progression, gene transcription and DNA repair. Histones also play a vital role in the activation of the DDR and have been shown ...

An abundant literature exists linking obesity to a range of health conditions as well as premature mortality (Calle et al., 1999, Larsson et al., 1984, Jagielski et al., 2014, Kearns et al., 2014, Pi-Sunyer, 1999, Reilly ...

The spatial dimensions of many social, economic and environmental challenges facing 21st century societies can be addressed through the idea of landscape. Scholars working in the area of environmental and landscape change ...